Assemblywoman Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Santa Clarita, announced Monday a bill to make the recent Los Angeles City ordinance banning homeless camps within 500 feet of schools, daycare centers, parks, and libraries, a statewide law. The bill is modeled after Los Angeles City Ordinance 41.18, which was recently amended to prohibit camping within 500 feet of sensitive areas frequented by children. ...

Approximately 2,000 pounds of trash and debris have been removed from four homeless campsites around Santa Clarita early Monday morning. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. “No sites were occupied,” said Daniel Rivas, a Community Preservation Administrator for the city of Santa Clarita. “One site was in Newhall, another in Canyon Country and ...